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I fixed it!
Too little sleep or too dirty a mind I don't know, but this was pretty funny to me. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ascinder
Good luck with all this, should be amazingly better when you're finally through. :thumbup:
Looking at all that rust makes me even happier that I live in Arizone. I have bare metal on my sliders where the paint got scraped off in Moab back in May and there isn't even the slightest amount of surface rust!:bwgy:
I think that your job would be way easier if you took Choppers advice...a little time to remove the body would save a lot of time in the long run.:yesy:
Disection is almost complete. Will drop the gas tank out on Friday and sand blast on Saturday.:smilewink
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/8...e/100_0851.jpg
My new hover craft!
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/8...e/100_0855.jpg
That looks way too familiar.Quote:
My new hover craft!
Looks like it would tip over backwards! Oh and you should take more pictures in the daylight, then people could use your VX to photochop wheel/tire combos onto the pic. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffy
(And yes I know there are sites that already do that.)
As I was arranging the back jack stands the fronts were creaking quite a bit. The fron jack stands are rated at 3 tons ans pretty solid. The rear jack stands are as far back I I can get them. I will definitely be careful doing any pulling or tugging at this point. I will get some daylight pictures as soon as the rain moves out today or tomorrow.
As requested, here is my hover craft in the daylight.
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/8...e/100_0857.jpg
I did some more sand blasting today:
here is the rear end, this thing was rough....
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/8...e/100_0858.jpg
Lower control arm:
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/8...e/100_0860.jpg
Here is the rear end after I coated with Master Series Coating silver. I will cover this with the Master Series gloss black.
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/8...e/100_0861.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/8...e/100_0862.jpg
That is looking very nice. Your VX is going to be awesome when it's all back together. Should be like brand new:bwgy:
Yeah I was going to say this will give Rickshaw a run for his money... and that's saying a lot. Nice job Buffy!
If you can't see yourself in the diff cover when it's done then it ain't good enough...just ask rickshaw...:bwgy::smilewink:bgwo::bgwb:
:confused: VXs don't have diff. covers:confused:Quote:
If you can't see yourself in the diff cover when it's done then it ain't good enough...just ask rickshaw...
Well then that rounded backside off the axle housing...maybe we call it the pumpkin...Quote:
Originally Posted by Ascinder
I forgot...the radiator support is particularly prone to crumbling on this vehicle. Might as well yank the radiator and clean all that up too...depending, you may have some metal to replace there
It's been a busy weekend, I got out the sand blaster and got after the rust on the back half of the frame and some other suspension parts. I hope I am at the top of the mountain now and things start getting a tad easier. Hopefully no more rusted and broken bolts. The biggest challenge I am facing is extracting the 4 broken cross member bolts. Once I get past that I only have to remember where everything goes.... :smilegray
On to the pictures....
Some very rusty parts......
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/8...e/100_0863.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/8...e/100_0864.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/8...e/100_0865.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/8...e/100_0866.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/8...e/100_0867.jpg
After blasting and with coating applied....
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/8...e/100_0868.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/8...e/100_0869.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/8...e/100_0871.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/8...e/100_0872.jpg
Now things are starting to look purdy :winky:.......
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/8...e/100_0873.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/8...e/100_0874.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/8...e/100_0875.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/8...e/100_0876.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/8...e/100_0877.jpg